Though that is a valid point about great business, the text here does not teach/demonstrate this skill in a way that would help one realistically apply it.
The important points to make, are that it's far more important to maneuver oneself into a position where you can see the landscape clearly, deliver the power to make moves, and then just use uncluttered thinking to chose those moves but chose them you must as the more moves you make, the faster you learn. As opposed to lingering in the ivory tower devising ever more ingenious strategies to excuse weak execution.
He's been making the point about silos in academia and the benefits of cross discipline education for decades, and not just in business. It is what it is.
The important points to make, are that it's far more important to maneuver oneself into a position where you can see the landscape clearly, deliver the power to make moves, and then just use uncluttered thinking to chose those moves but chose them you must as the more moves you make, the faster you learn. As opposed to lingering in the ivory tower devising ever more ingenious strategies to excuse weak execution.